Sunday, January 3, 2016

Oscar Chichoni Heavy Metal Censored and Uncensored NSFW

As a teenager Heavy Metal fit the adolescent checklist: fantasy, sci-fi, violence, sexuality, and wicked illustrations. And the covers captured all this to a T! There weren't a lot of covers on the rack like Heavy Metal magazines. And Oscar Chichoni's were then, and are, still fantastic.

It wasn't until years later that I noticed that Chichoni's Heavy Metal cover illustrations were re-painted so they could be displayed on shelves. While at first glance, the uncensored versions, by default are more 'erotic', I think the censored Heavy Metal covers are the superior of the two versions. The nudity is a bit too on the nose. There something to be said of a little prudishness, but at the same time, it is still a Heavy Metal cover, so take that statement with a grain of salt (especially the one with the stormtrooper military dudes and the half clad woman.)

The comparison images are sourced from a fantastic article on Chichoni at dbimaginarte.blogspot.com (in Spanish, so open in Chrome to Google translate)

And here's a cover gallery of some other heavy Metal issues by Oscar Chichoni - enjoy!